diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 8b1379de..5c11d4e5 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
               'RuntimeLibrary': 0,
             },
           },
-        }]
+        }],
+        ['runtime=="electron"', {
+          'defines': ['NODE_RUNTIME_ELECTRON=1']
+        }],
       ],
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/conversions.cc b/src/conversions.cc
index 51db7be1..a65de94c 100644
--- a/src/conversions.cc
+++ b/src/conversions.cc
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ void InitConversions(Local<Object> exports) {
 
   point_transfer_buffer = static_cast<uint32_t *>(malloc(2 * sizeof(uint32_t)));
 
-  #if (V8_MAJOR_VERSION > 8 || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 8 && V8_MINOR_VERSION > 3))
+  #if (V8_MAJOR_VERSION < 8 || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 8 && V8_MINOR_VERSION < 4) || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 8 && NODE_RUNTIME_ELECTRON))
+    auto js_point_transfer_buffer = ArrayBuffer::New(Isolate::GetCurrent(), point_transfer_buffer, 2 * sizeof(uint32_t));
+  #else
     auto backing_store = ArrayBuffer::NewBackingStore(point_transfer_buffer, 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), BackingStore::EmptyDeleter, nullptr);
     auto js_point_transfer_buffer = ArrayBuffer::New(Isolate::GetCurrent(), std::move(backing_store));
-  #else
-    auto js_point_transfer_buffer = ArrayBuffer::New(Isolate::GetCurrent(), point_transfer_buffer, 2 * sizeof(uint32_t));
   #endif
 
   Nan::Set(exports, Nan::New("pointTransferArray").ToLocalChecked(), Uint32Array::New(js_point_transfer_buffer, 0, 2));
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index f9ab6444..a6368ae2 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ static inline void setup_transfer_buffer(uint32_t node_count) {
     transfer_buffer_length = new_length;
     transfer_buffer = static_cast<uint32_t *>(malloc(transfer_buffer_length * sizeof(uint32_t)));
 
-    #if (V8_MAJOR_VERSION > 8 || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 8 && V8_MINOR_VERSION > 3))
+    #if (V8_MAJOR_VERSION < 8 || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 8 && V8_MINOR_VERSION < 4) || (V8_MAJOR_VERSION == 8 && NODE_RUNTIME_ELECTRON))
+      auto js_transfer_buffer = ArrayBuffer::New(Isolate::GetCurrent(), transfer_buffer, transfer_buffer_length * sizeof(uint32_t));
+    #else
       auto backing_store = ArrayBuffer::NewBackingStore(transfer_buffer, transfer_buffer_length * sizeof(uint32_t), BackingStore::EmptyDeleter, nullptr);
       auto js_transfer_buffer = ArrayBuffer::New(Isolate::GetCurrent(), std::move(backing_store));
-    #else
-      auto js_transfer_buffer = ArrayBuffer::New(Isolate::GetCurrent(), transfer_buffer, transfer_buffer_length * sizeof(uint32_t));
     #endif
 
     Nan::Set(